Software and Data for Practical Astronomers - The Best of the Internet

The Internet contains so much information and data for astronomers that just finding what you want is a daunting task, and downloading can take hours of computer and telephone time.

List of contents

1 Introduction How and where to start.- 2 Virtual Sky Watching Sky simulations, mapping and more....- 3 Data Sources I Deep Sky Objects.- 4 Data Sources II The Solar System: Planets, Asteroids and Comets.- 5 Data Sources III Eclipses and Occultations.- 6 Astrometry and Photometry Real Science.- 7 Images and Videos Stunning pictures and instructive videos.- 8 CCD Imaging and Image Processing Getting the best from digital images.- 9 Telescope Making Do-it-yourself help and inspiration.- 10 Satellite Tracking What's passing over tonight?.- 11 Observatories Virtual tours of the world's biggest observatories.- 12 Your own Homepage Join the revolution and publish your own material.- 13 Miscellany Too good to leave out!.- 14 The Accompanying CD-ROM Try it our way first!.- Appendix - Index of CD-ROM Contents.- Notes about the CD-ROM.

Product details

• Authors: David Ratledge
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2001
• EAN: 9781852330552
• ISBN: 978-1-85233-055-2
• No. of pages: 184
• Weight: 387 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 184 p.
• Series: Practical Astronomy; The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series; Practical Astronomy
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy